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Stolen bakkie found inside truck in Jozini

The stolen bakkie was found when the truck was searched by police on a routine patrol

A TOYOTA Hilux bakkie stolen in Durban North was discovered hidden in a truck in the Jozini central business district last Saturday.

While conducting a routine patrol, the Jozini crime prevention unit stopped a truck.

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Police spokesperson, Colonel Thembeka Mbhele, said when the police flagged down the truck, the driver jumped out and ran away.

‘When police searched the truck, they found the bakkie inside. It was determined that it was stolen from a parking lot in Waterkant Road in Durban North on Wednesday.’

Mbhele said both vehicles were impounded and are at Jozini SAPS.

 

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